Sales or order book



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. S. SHOUP.

SALES 0R ORDER BOOK.

No. 499,046. Patented June 6, 1893.

WITNESSES: INVENT I? MW J ATTOHNE m,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL SHOUP, OF CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PENNSYLVANIA.

SALES OR ORDER BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 499,046, dated June 6,1893.

Application filed January 23, 1893- Serial No. 459,353. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern- Be it known that I, SAMUEL SHOUP, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Clifton Heights, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved Sales or Order Book, of which the followingis a specification.

The main object of my invention is to so construct a check sales-book, order book, check book or similar device as to facilitate the keeping of the record of the total sales, orders or checks, the detection and checking of possible errors and the auditing of the check or order slips. This object I attain by combining with a check sales-book or other such book of any suitable construction a superimposed movable tally sheet and one or more manifolding leaves or strips to reproduce upon the sales slips, check slips or order slips the entries made upon the tally sheet.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my invention as applied to a check sales-book, but it will be readily understood from the following description that my invention may equally well be applied to other books such as those for making out and keeping tally of orders.

Figure 1 is a plan view of one convenient construction of my invention which I have devised. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section showing the movable portion of the device elevated. Fig. 4 is a View of what may be termed a sales slip upon which entries have been made detached. Fig. 5 is a view of what would be the corresponding check slip upon which ontries on the sales slip have been manifolded. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the device without the sales or order book or tally sheet or manifolding leaves. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the preferred form of construction of sales or order book. Fig. 8 is a view corresponding with Fig. 2, but of a modification.

The construction and arrangement of the leaves of the check sales-book or order book proper form no essential part of my present invention, which is applicable to, or capable of use in connection with various constructions of check sales-books or order books. In

applying my invention to a check sales-book, I prefer however, to use one of those constructions of books in which the successive leaves or folds are numbered in pairs for use in connection witha manifolding sheet to be laid between the two leaves or folds of each pair so that the entries made 011 the top leaf or fold will be manifolded on the second. It is in connection with such a book that I have shown in the accompanying drawings, my superimposed movable tally sheet combined with devices for carrying the movable tally sheet.

The devices for carrying the sheet are preferably mounted upon a tablet A of wood or other suitable material which at the same time receives and holds the book B. This book may be retained in place upon the tablet A by any suitable means; in the present instance I have shown the book as provided with a cardboard backing b projecting at one end beyond the body of the book and. adapted to be fitted into and held by clips a on the tablet. The leaves or folds of the book are at the same time held in position also by the devices carrying the movable tally sheet as will be hereinafter seen.

D is the superimposed tally sheet, which I prefer to make in the form of a traveling strip of paper wound onto two rollers d d mounted in a frame carried by the tablet, these two rollers 01 and cl being provided with thumb pieces or handles t t, by which to cause the paper strip to travel by winding off one roller onto the other. The opposite ends of the tally sheet may be secured to the respective rollers in any suitable way, a convenient means being to slit the rollers, as shown in Fig. 3 for the convenient reception of the ends of the sheet to retain them for winding up.

While I do not wish to restrict myself to any special form of frame for carrying the rollers of the traveling tally sheetl prefer to use the constru tion shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 6. The frame shown is made in two parts, one D which carries the roller 01 being fixed to the tablet, while the other part D which carries the roller d is hinged to the tablet or frame D, preferably through the ber of the cash boy, or cup or basket; themedium of the curved arms r. These arms may, as shown in Fig. 8, be a part of or fixed to the carrying frame, but the latter has preferably a hinge connection with the arms 7" at w, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 6, so as to permit of a swinging movementof the frame sales or order book, as above described, may

have its inner end secured to the clamp 70, Figs. 3 and 6. I prefer also for the reason explained hereinafter to employ a strip m of manifolding material immediately under the superimposed tally sheet and this strip of manifolding material may in such case conveniently be stretched across the under side of the frame D and have its opposite ends secured by clamping strips 7t on the edges of the frameD A. springS may be employed to tend tokeep the frame D with the tally sheet down upon; the sales-book. In the drawingslhave shown this spring as in the form of aspiral spring S, one end of which is connected to the pivot rod r of the arms 7" which carry the movable frame, while the other end of the spiral spring bears in a, notch in the roller d. This end of the spring S which bears inthe notch of the roller-d serves tohold the latter in its bearingsin. the frame D, for when the end, of the spring is lifted out of the notch in the end of the roller d the latter is free to be withdrawn laterally fromthe frame. Similarly the roller d is norm-ally held in its bearings in thef-rame D by a spring finger f, the free endof' which rests in a notch in that roller, but by raising the freeend of the-spring the roller is free to be withdrawn laterally from the frame.

When my-invention isapplied to a checkknown or suitable manner, and thearrangementillustratedin Figs. 1, at and dis shown only by way of example. The superimposed tally sheet may also beprinted in any suit: able way and; provided with. any suitable number of. columns for entries. 1

In thedrawings I have shown the tally sheet as. provided with five. columns, of which the first may be used for the entry of the number of the sale made, or if preferred these numbers may-be already printed, thereon. The second column may be used-for the entry of, the salesmansnumber; the thirdforthe numfourth for theentry of the amount of cash-re. ceived fromthe customer, and thefifth for,

the entry of the amount of t-he sale or sum chargedfor the article orarticlessold. If do;

sired the upper portion of the front slip as shown in Fig. 4, may be arranged to be detached on the severing line y 3 for the wrapper to apply to the wrapped-up bundle, and the back of this strip may be gummed for that purpose.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that by superimposing the tally sheet as described over the sales-book to insure the duplication of the tally sheet entries upon 'the check or sales slip, or both, I not only have the tally sheet in a convenient posi tionfor the entry of the items thereon by the salesman, but I' also provide at least two additional simple and convenient means of checking errors. Thus when the check and sales slips go to the cashier or authorization clerk he has before him not only the usual, entries upon those slips, but also a manifolded copy-of the tally sheet entries, which he can instantly-comparewith the entries below on the check or-sales slips; and furthermore when the check slip Fig. 4,, goes to the wrapper with the articles to be-wrapped up, the wrapper can also quickly compare the copy of the tallysheet entries with; the entries on the, salesor check slip and hewill be particularly apt to make; this his duty if he has-to tear off the strip. containingthe'copy of thetally sheet; entries to put it upon; the bundle or package. hasmade any-errorin histallysheet entries in any sale there is but very small; chance of its escaping detection. beforethesale is comp etedn addit n to hes adv ntag s t will be-seen that when the check slipis left with the cashier, carryingupon it a, copy of the tally sheet, entriesaswell asthesales slip entries, the auditing of the accountsis greatly facilitated,

I claim asmy invention 1. The combination of a check sales-book or other such book with asuperimposed independently movable; tallysheet in .combination with-manifolding means toduplicate the ltally sheet entriesv upon the. leaves of the ;book substantially as set forth. sales. book, it may be printed in any well j 2. The combination of a check sales-book gor. other such book with a. superimposed independently traveling tally sheet and. meansifor moving the successive entry spaces of the itally sheet into-position over aportion of the book, and manifolding means to duplicate-the tally sheet entries upon the leaves of the book, substantially as set forth.

3. The-herein described device-for achecl sales-book or other such book, comprising-a Th s, the sale man- ICC tablet for the; reception of the book and a frame-upon thetablet. carrying rollers upon which atally sheet maybe wound with spaces forentries to be brought. successively over a "portion-of the book and the entries dupli- Icatedon the leaves of,- the-book bymanifolding, substantially as set; forth.

4. The herein-described device for-check -sales books or-other such book, consisting of atablet for the reception of the book and a IO inga manifold copy or copies of the tally sheet entries, and a super-imposed tally sheet,

substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL SHOUP.

Witnesses:

EDITH J. GRISWOLD, HUBERT HOWSON. 

